Surf Forecasts:
Costeño Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NE swell with 1,135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Costeño Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Costeño Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Costeño Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Costeño Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up. For the next sixteen days at Costeño Beach, it’s going to be a waiting game. There’s swell, but the wind is going to be working against us a lot of the time. You're gonna see a lot of lumpy, cross-onshore surf. The first few days, starting Thursday the 6th, are weak. We got maybe 4ft of swell, but it’s short-period and there’s a chance of storms. Not worth getting wet for.
The swell builds a bit into Friday and the weekend, pushing 7ft, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. You’ll find some waves but you’ll be battling the chop the whole time. The water temp is 82°, which is right where it should be.
Then Monday the 10th drops off to about 5ft, and the energy just fades. It’s softer and weaker, with the wind straight onshore, but light. Not a good look.
Now, things get serious from Tuesday the 11th. The swell jumps back up to 8ft and the energy is building strong. It stays in that 6-7ft range for a few days, with the energy getting up into the 800s by Friday the 14th. Still, the wind stays cross-on, so it’s not perfect, but the power is there.
The one day that stands out above all the others is Sunday the 16th. In the morning, the swell is a solid 8ft with a longer 10-second period and the energy is off the charts at over 1000. Then, the wind just flat-out dies in the afternoon. We’re talking glass, zero wind, with 8ft of NE groundswell. That’s going to be the pick of the entire forecast. The cleanest, most powerful surf you’ll see all stretch. But, that’s big, overhead-plus, so it’s for experts only. It’s an exposed beach break, and with that long period, it might be a bit straight, but with the wind gone, it could be epic.
After that, the swell fades back to the 5-7ft range with the cross-onshore winds coming back. It’s a bit of a downer, but there’s one more glimmer at the very end. On Thursday morning the 20th, the forecast shows 7ft of swell, a 9-second period, and again, glassy conditions. It's a promising long-range call, but it's far out, so don't book your flights yet.
So, the first week is a write-off for the most part, the middle is a building, choppy mess, and your two best bets are the glassy afternoons of Sunday the 16th and Thursday morning the 20th. Keep your eyes on those.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 462 | 631 | 501 | 537 | 519 | 416 | 328 | 403 | 267 | 262 | 504 | 558 | 694 | 596 | 479 | 392 | 447 | 437 | 458 | 624 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01AM0.07m | 7:00PM0.39m | 7:10AM0.06m | 7:50PM0.41m | 8:11AM0.06m | 8:40PM0.42m | 9:08AM0.07m | 9:29PM0.42m | 10:06AM0.10m | 10:18PM0.41m | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.38m | 12:10PM0.17m | 11:55PM0.33m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.02m | 3:19AM0.02m | 11:34AM0.01m | 4:02AM0.01m | 4:45AM0.01m | 1:25PM0.02m | 5:26AM0.02m | 2:24PM0.04m | 6:05AM0.04m | 3:26PM0.07m | 6:43AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.11m | |||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 215 | 462 | 631 | 501 | 537 | 519 | 416 | 328 | 403 | 267 | — | 504 | 558 | 694 | 596 | 479 | 392 | 447 | 437 | 458 | 624 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 625 | 668 | 327 | 625 | 668 | 199 | 615 | 1 | 15 | 625 | 8 | 15 | 625 | 30 | 199 | 625 | 8 | 199 | 628 | 668 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Costeño Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Costeño Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Costeño Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Costeño Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Costeño Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Costeño Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Costeño Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Costeño Beach is 36 km (22 miles) from the city of Santa Marta. If you plan a holiday in Caribbean Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Santa Marta. Santa Marta has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest